Bhutan, 1972
This stamp from Bhutan, a country in South
Asia, is made from moulded plastic. Do you recognize this famous person?

Bhutan, 1973
This record-shaped stamp actually plays music.
There are seven stamps in the series and each plays either the
country’s national anthem, Bhutanese folk music, or tells the
history of Bhutan.

Press the disk to hear the music
recorded on this stamp.

Tonga, 1964
Tonga, a country made up of more than 150 islands
in the Pacific Ocean, is famous for its unusual
stamps.
This stamp, shaped like one of the Tonga
islands, was printed on silver foil.

Tonga, 1980
Tonga has issued more than 600 self-adhesive stamps,
some shaped like watches, parrots, even bananas.

Canada, 1898
This stamp is the world’s first Christmas stamp.

Canada, 1994
These are the first "do-it-yourself" stamps in the world.
To personalize the stamps for birthdays or other special occasions,
you can either add stickers or draw your own pictures on them.

France, 1998
This stamp has an unusual shape. It has been issued for the
1998 World's Cup.

Canada, 1997
These stamps glow in the dark.

Who chooses the subjects
for Canadian stamps?

The Stamp Advisory Committee of
Canada Post. This committee is made up of thirteen
people from across Canada. They choose between fifteen and twenty
different subjects each year to be displayed on new stamps.
You can suggest an idea for a stamp
by sending it to: